Raw milk quality is important to the
processor for many reasons, this quality can
be assessed by several different tests. Quality
tests are used to ensure that the raw milk
meets legal USDA standards as well as some
of ...

Eight Holstein cows were used to determine
the relationship among milk urea nitrogen
(MUN), plasma urea nitrogen (PUN),
and feeding time. We first established that
MUN concentrations were similar in concentration
among ...

Salmonella dublin is a bacterium that can
have devastating effects in dairy herds. It is
most deadly with calves that range in age
from 10 days to 5 months. Salmonella dublin
is shed from carrier animals through
feces, ...

Four important silage management practices
that are in the control of livestock
producers and that are sometimes poorly
implemented or overlooked entirely include:
inoculating, packing, sealing, and managing
the feedout face.

Total blood protein measured in calves
between 1 and 7 days of age is a good indicator
of the sufficiency of colostral intake and
level of immunity passed to the calf. This
measurement can be used to improve calf
management ...